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  1. This is correct. She can remain on her current visa until she applies for either an extension or ILR. She can extend the current visa type even after you acquire ILR.
  2. You should NOT move her to any other type of visa if she will qualify on the current visa. You risk 'resetting her clock' so to speak.

In order to secure a UK passport for you and your son, you must both first be UK citizens. As your son was born in the UK, the day you acquire ILR, he will qualify to register as a UK citizen under 1(3). You yourself will have to be resident in the UK for one year on ILR and then you can apply naturalization. Your wife will be able to apply for citizenship on the day she acquires ILR (as she will presumably be married to a British citizen - i.e. you - at that point).

I would reccommend acquiring as soon as you qualify as the costs are going up annually and, in some cases, semi-annually. There is no need to wait for you wife qualifications to be met.

  1. This is correct. She can remain on her current visa until she applies for either an extension or ILR.
  2. You should NOT move her to any other visa if she will qualify on the current visa. You risk 'resetting her clock' so to speak.

In order to secure a UK passport for you and your son, you must both first be UK citizens. As your son was born in the UK, the day you acquire ILR, he will qualify to register as a UK citizen under 1(3). You yourself will have to be resident in the UK for one year on ILR and then you can apply naturalization. Your wife will be able to apply for citizenship on the day she acquires ILR (as she will presumably be married to a British citizen - i.e. you - at that point).

I would reccommend acquiring as soon as you qualify as the costs are going up annually and, in some cases, semi-annually. There is no need to wait for you wife qualifications to be met.

  1. This is correct. She can remain on her current visa until she applies for either an extension or ILR. She can extend the current visa type even after you acquire ILR.
  2. You should NOT move her to any other type of visa if she will qualify on the current visa. You risk 'resetting her clock' so to speak.

In order to secure a UK passport for you and your son, you must both first be UK citizens. As your son was born in the UK, the day you acquire ILR, he will qualify to register as a UK citizen under 1(3). You yourself will have to be resident in the UK for one year on ILR and then you can apply naturalization. Your wife will be able to apply for citizenship on the day she acquires ILR (as she will presumably be married to a British citizen - i.e. you - at that point).

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ouflak ♦
ouflak ♦
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  1. This is correct. She can remain on her current visa until she applies for either an extension or ILR.
  2. You should NOT move her to any other visa if she will qualify on the current visa. You risk 'resetting her clock' so to speak.

In order to secure a UK passport for you and your son, you must both first be UK citizens. As your son was born in the UK, the day you acquire ILR, he will qualify to register as a UK citizen under 1(3). You yourself will have to be resident in the UK for one year on ILR and then you can apply naturalization. Your wife will be able to apply for citizenship on the day she acquires ILR (as she will presumably be married to a British citizen - i.e. you - at that point).

I would reccommend acquiring as soon as you qualify as the costs are going up annually and, in some cases, semi-annually. There is no need to wait for you wife qualifications to be met.